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Monday, 17 October 2016

Ericsson and Cloud- At Ericsson, our vision is that of a Networked Society, where every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Our strategy to achieve it is founded on three pillars: Mobility; Broadband; and Cloud. Ericsson will do with Cloud what we have so well achieved with Mobility: a globally scaled infrastructure roll out play. We have a clear plan and the means to make it happen; and we have a track record of excellence in executing our strategies to attest that we will succeed. The ambition is high. That is why we are seeking ambitious and experienced individuals that share our vision and want to be part of it to accelerate the momentum.

Job Title: Cloud Sales Executive Nigeria

Description

You will be the driving force behind a tremendous sales acceleration of IT Cloud solutions to a select customer / small group of customers.

The focal point in all business development and sales initiatives directed at building, consolidating, optimizing and transforming the cloud operations and infrastructure of your customer base.

Your scope cuts across all cloud service models (IaaS-PaaS-SaaS), architectures (Private-Public-Hybrid) and nature of workloads (Enterprise, Business Support Systems and Media).

The successful candidate will combine a ferocious appetite to develop business; an exceptional acumen in technical, business, market and operational aspects of cloud; and a keen interest to actively develop her organization’s capabilities.

Close sales: maintain a continuously updated 360° map of “what is needed to close the business”; early and clear articulation of case towards own stakeholders; secure all of the company’s strengths, capabilities and possibilities to secure business on “D-day”

Own and manage a 48 months sales funnel that secures a significantly growing business

Identify strengths and weaknesses of Ericsson’s positioning vs. competition in any given situation through research, industry contacts, personal networks, etc.